Tuesday, August 14, 2012

NOTHING LIKE FAMILY

Having a great weekend with my kids and grandkids. Relaxed in the pool had barbecue that my wonderful son in law made and watched the grandkids enjoy there dessert chocolate cupcakes with all color frosting what messy funny faces now we are going to play rummikub my favorite game. That was Friday. Saturday hung out at the pool and enjoyed rum punch and my wonderful son made us barbecue for lunch and dinner and played rummikub all evening. the three girls were so good they played dress up and watched movies and played barbies what a great weekend.

What is Lupus?

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs ("foreign invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.